Eliud Owalo, who quit as CORD Campaign Manager and Aide to Raila

In the wake of the aborted ODM party elections, woes seem to pile up on the CORD leader as his PA and Election Manager Eliud Owalo quit the coalition. This is on the back of his coalition co-principle and his 4th March running mate being snubbed by his party MPs, Senators and Governors when he convened a WIPER meeting in Nakuru. Only three people attended other than Mr. Musyoka, all the others choosing to avoid him.

Cracks within the party seem to be widening as coast region politicians Mishi Juma and Aisha Karisa vowed to quit the coalition. Johnstone Muthama, Senator Machakos has also made similar remarks. The Ababu Namwamba faction in the party is said to be Jubilee leaning too.

Eliud Owalo cited persistent unwarranted attacks from Jakoyo Midiwo as his reason to withdraw his services from CORD and its leadership with immediately. He accused Jakoyo and his ilk of harassing him in pursuant to of their desire to have unlimited and unfettered political support around Raila.

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A Jubilee government insider has at last revealed their moles in their bitter rivals camp, CORD. Whether the revelation was intentional or erroneous, is yet to be determined.

The said moles are claimed to be the ones responsible for disrupting the ODM elections in Kasarani and the group is said to be made up of well educated young elite politicians in ODM, a party whose patron is Raila Odinga who ran for presidency in 2007 and lost to his bitter rival and perennial nemesis retired President Mwai Kibaki. ODM is one of the main partners in the CORD Coalition, the other being Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper Party, formerly ODM-K.

It is claimed that a host of leaders elected on CORD ticket in the 4th March election are leaning towards Jubilee. The list includes Nairobi Governor, Dr. Evans Kidero, who being the governor of the capital city is considered to be the most powerful of all governors. Interestingly, Dr. Kidero was conspicuously absent from the ODM elections at Kasarani, feigning unavailability due to a tight schedule.Bitter Jubilee critic and CORD's Ukambani political luminary, Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama, is also said to be warming up to Jubilee and is set to ditch CORD soon. His CORD compatriot and fellow Machakos politician and governor, Dr. Alfred Mutua is said to be a Jubilee sympathiser and politically works very closely with Jubilee than he does CORD or Wiper. Mombasa Governor, another of the strong governors, Ali Hassan Joho is also said to be Jubilee-allied.

The revelation of the by the Jubilee insider was done through social media outlet Facebook, where he posted the names of the said moles, who are believed to be leaders of a wider group within CORD that is allied to Jubilee government. The said Facebook posting of the insider is below:

"In a Jubilee dominated Bunge, there are only two CORD chairmen of committees. One is Adan Keynan. The other is Tawfiq Ababu Namwamba. Vijana wetu. Kazi safi."

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